ST.CATHARINES ACO BRANCH ESTABLISHES PORT DALHOUSIE HERITAGE FUND
Donations Will support Preservation of the Port Dalhousie Heritage District

The St. Catharines Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario announced today that it has established a Port Dalhousie Heritage Fund that will accept donations to support the community's efforts to preserve the integrity of the Port Dalhousie Heritage District. "The Port Dalhousie Heritage District is under severe threat from a development application that proposes a modern tower in a historic commercial area that is characterized by two and three-storey buildings," stated ACO St. Catharines President Ken Mackenzie. "Our mandate is to help preserve architecturally significant landscapes and structures and this proposal is clearly inappropriate," he continued. "The new Fund will help raise much-needed money to assist the community in its efforts to protect a significant heritage endowment."

Founded in 1933 by architect Eric Arthur, the ACO was established to help communities preserve Ontario's architecturally-significant landscapes and structures -not just those of the 18th and 19th centuries, but more modern ones as well, saving them for future generations. The organization believes our landmark buildings and sites are at increasing risk, yet it is these very buildings that give our communities their unique character and bring vibrancy , investment and tourism. A registered charity, the ACO relies on subscribing members from communities throughout Ontario, and the generosity of those who share its conviction that architectural conservation and preservation make sound financial sense and yield both tangible and intangible dividends to all of us. More information on the ACO's programs may be found at www.hips.com/ACO
NOTE: Any one who supports the ACO's preservation objectives can apply to become a member.

Please contact:

Ken Mackenzie
President
ACO St. Catharines
905-935-9407